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| On Point: Russian Hostile Meddling Backfires in Northern Europe |
| 2019-02-17 |
| [Austin Bay - StrategyPage] On Feb. 11, Norway's intelligence agency severely criticized Russian jamming of GPS signals. The Norwegians said the Russian GPS signal disruption exploits that occurred last fall during NATO's Trident Juncture military exercise were not only a military concern but "also a threat to civil aviation in peacetime." Kinda like SAM missiles on civilian airlines? Trident Juncture's scenario is useful for understanding the current political context in the Baltic region. Bold Kremlin misinformation, apparently spread by the Russian government and its proxies through digital, broadcast and print media, confuses critics and provides the Kremlin with adequate diplomatic cover. Up to the point that people have heard and seen enough. Finnish soldiers' training with NATO forces is diplomatic and military pushback. A substantial number of voters in Finland and Sweden favor joining NATO. In Sweden, joining NATO was once a forbidden subject. No longer. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 No Prob - my apologies |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-17 17:56 |
| #1 Article snipped to a taste. According to Fred, Rantburg is part of Strategy Page’s raw intel feed, and they get tetchy when we post more than brief excerpts — go there to read the whole thing. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-17 17:48 |